17.1 Mechanical Waves

What is a mechanical wave?
A mechanical wave is a disturbance in matter
that carries energy from one place to another.
- Pat Zacharias

What is a transverse waves?
A transverse wave is a wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels.
-Alexandra Stermer



What is a Longitudinal Wave?
A longitudinal wave is a wave that causes the medium to vibrate paraell to the direction the wave travels.
Ex. Slinky
-Matisse Dang





What is a Surface Wave?
A wave that travels along a surface separating two media. These waves do not transport matter.
-JOSH GLOSSER